2005 Nissan Murano: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Sep 19, 2014 · Transmission · 92,000 miles · TN

Backing out of the driveway heard clunking and grinding noises. Towed it to nissan and they state that I have a cracked transfer case, which with all parts and labor is costing us 5470.00. It seems to be a common occurrence with these models and years. Why hasn't nissan stepped up and issued a recall or extended program as with the CVT transmission??

Filed Nov 25, 2009 · Engine · 66,000 miles · OH

2005 nissan murano - 66k miles. Alternator tension arm snapped off while driving, also causing a crack in the timing cover. There had been a squeaking noise in the days leading up the failure. Once the arm broke there was a very loud clunking noise. I was forced to pull over on the side of the road and wait for a tow. The tension arm, bracket, belts and timing cover need to be replaced. Because the timing covers placement, it will require pulling the engine out.

Filed Nov 8, 2008 · Seats · 43,723 miles · OH

Back in february, 2008, the driver's seat on my 2005 murano malfunctioned--specifically, the seat was not loose, but all of a sudden would not slide forward on the right side thereby creating a grinding noise and a slight and unnatural swivel of the seat to the left. I took it to the dealership for repair. Part number 87450-ca684 was the "offending" part per my invoice. All other power seat features were operating fine. I asked the service manager what would cause this and he said he didn't know, but they had seen 5 such incidents in the past 2 months. This got me wondering if this was a widespread issue. So, I found a nissan online club of owners reporting seat failures. I have been tracking this for months and now have gotten to the point where I believe this is a serious issue that deserves reporting and the federal safety agency attention. Fortunately, my repair was covered under my extended warranty sans a $50 deductible. But, consistent with all these postings, the service manager indicated this is typically a $700 repair. While I accept that things break, I, too, am disappointed, but as I indicated more and more concerned after reading post after post at this site (please goto http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/webx/.f14ec7a?displayrecent) for all the posts. As an fyi, the broken part is not available.

Filed Oct 14, 2008 · Seats · 76,918 miles · PA

My 2005 nissan murano has a broken front seat frame. The dealership says it will cost me $900 to fix. I had noticed a lot of "creaking noises" over the last several months and thought it was a squeaky spring in the seat. I was going to have them look at it during a service appointment next week, but as I was driving yesterday, the seat basically came apart and was rocking to the left side , especially noticeable as I made a left hand turn. It felt as if I was going to fall right out of my seat. This is very dangerous and I am unable to drive the car based on this issue. The dealership said there is nothing else that they can do and that it is not covered under warranty. After reading on a chat line (see below) http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f14ec7a/0 I realize that this issue is very widespread amongst other murano owners and they share in the same concerns as myself. Bottom line is, is that my car is undriveable at this point!

Filed Sep 23, 2008 · Seats · 95,000 miles · MO

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan murano. The contact stated that the front driver's seat broke and had stopped squeaking noise. Later, while driving less than 70 MPH, the seat frame failed. The dealer stated that due to the wear in the seat they would not make repairs under warranty because it expired. The dealer also stated that the defect could not be repaired and the entire seat component needed to be replaced at an estimated cost of a little less than $1,000. The failure mileage was 95,000 and current mileage is 104,700. Updated 10/16/08 *bf the dealer stated the frame had worn out. Updated 10/17/08.

Filed Jul 23, 2008 · Transmission · 66,000 miles · OH

Squealing noise coming from car, took in and paid $100+ for nissan to diagnose the problem as internal transmission failure. Car had 66,000 miles on it which was 6,000 miles over warranty. Nissan would not cover to replace or fix the transmission. Was told cost to replace transmission would be $4,500.00. This happened in may did not get a response from nissan until july.

Filed Apr 23, 2008 · Seats · 39,279 miles · CA

The track assembly in the driver's side power seat failed. When engaged the motor assembly would not move forward or backward but instead would cause the entire seat to swivel to the right. Prior the failure there was a grinding noise. Any attempt to shift the position of the seat while driving could have caused a serious problem.